A POLITICO Pro piece by Ted Hesson reports that nineteen state attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders today, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to allow for Salvadoran and Haitian TPS holders to remain in the country. The signers include attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,...
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America’s Voice today announced the hiring of Pili Tobar as Managing Director. According to Tobar, “As the immigrant community faces an onslaught of attacks from the Trump administration and the President’s Deportation Force, I am glad to have the opportunity to be back on the frontlines. I look forward...
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A recording of today’s call is available here Ahead of a press conference by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) regarding his draconian immigration bill, immigration advocates and faith, business and civil rights leaders outlined the egregious effects of this bill on Dreamers, the economy, and millions of American...
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The Administration’s War on California and on Immigrants is Built on Lies The Trump Administration’s war against California and the dueling visions for the country will be on center stage today as President Trump visits the state. Undoubtedly, Trump will utter inanities about a stupid wall. Most likely, he will also...
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Mar 12, 2018
Key voices are assessing the Trump Administration’s “War on California.” Ahead of tomorrow’s trip by President Trump to California, the below observers capture key issues at stake: A New York Times op-ed by Cardozo School of Law Professor and immigration legal expert Peter Markowitz explains why the legal justifications for the Trump Administration’s lawsuit...
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Trump ramps up his Administration’s war on immigrants and American values More observers are reporting disturbing examples of how the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement agencies ICE and DHS are unshackled and unaccountable, trampling on American values and separating American families. TIME magazine’s new cover story, titled, “Ripped Apart: The...
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More chilling examples of why Trump’s War on Immigrants is an assault on family unity, basic decency and core American values As we have been reporting with disturbing frequency, the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement is out of control. “Unshackled” by President Trump, Jeff Sessions and their GOP Congressional enablers, ICE...
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The Trump administration’s war on immigrants is increasingly a war on California and the state’s embrace of safe and pro-immigrant policies. In the face of the ugly crackdown, Republican members of Congress are remaining silent as the state and one of its key industries – agribusiness – faces an existential threat....
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Nearly 10,000 TPS Holders in Nassau County, Long Island Facing Forced Deportation Long Island, NY – In the first installment of an ongoing series called “No Place to Call Home,” which aims to unravel the real-life impacts of stripping almost 10,000 Nassau County immigrants of their legal status, this piece aptly frames the...
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Los Angeles, CA – A piece in the Los Angeles Times reports on the tremendous pushback in Los Angeles, as Los Angeles city officials and organizers gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday to denounce Trump’s termination of TPS, and to offer strategies to protect impacted immigrants in a time of fear and anxiety for so many Californian...
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